The Olympics is the current trend these days and lots of parents are hoping that their child would one day be able to join it. Since that is the case, there are now parents who decided to be their child's own coach. Before you go and do that, you must know the pros and cons of pursuing it.
In an article published by Providence Journal, they said that it is a good idea to be your child's own coach if he or she ever plans to be an athlete or have a career in the field of sports. It is important that parents take some training even if it is just in their little community. You can't teach what you don't know, therefore you must equip yourself with enough knowledge to impart what your kids need to know once they start doing sports.
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The beauty of living in this generation is that you can always just go online to find resources on how you would handle coaching your own kid. There are online courses that you could take in order to fully grasp the concept of being a sports coach not just to your own child, but even coaching little leagues. You can start involving yourself in a small league in your community or your child's school.
It is also important that you don't get carried away being a coach to your child. Active.com pointed out that you must learn how to balance your image with your child, which means that you go back to being a father or a mother once the two of you reach home. Never try to control your child in the field and be all bossy, as this might have a negative effect in your child growing up. At the end of the day, you don't want to harm their self-esteem, as it is your job to even boost it up.
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